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A former Westerville Central High School student faces a court hearing Monday, June 23, in
connection with a collage of nude and semi-nude pictures of girls that circulated its way around
the community.

The student, a male 10th grader at Central last year, is charged with illegal use of a minor
in nudity-oriented materials and disseminating harmful material to juveniles.

The collage is a collection of photos of local girls posing in bathroom mirrors and showers,
nude or semi-nude.

The investigation began when police received a report of an account on the photo-sharing
social media app Instagram with posts of nude minors.

Greg Viebranz, spokesman for the Westerville City School District, said in an email, “None of
the evidence gathered during the police investigation indicates that any of the activity occurred
during the school hours or on school property.”

Because the investigation is still open, Genoa Township Police Chief Steve Gammill said he
couldn’t give too many details.
He posted on the police department’s Facebook page that the student is
associated with circulating the collage of nude photos, but also no longer attends Central.

In his Facebook post, Gammill also warns parents that this type of activity – nude photos on
mobile devices and passing them around – is widespread among kids everywhere. He advises parents to
get informed about the technology and apps like Snapchat, Instagram and Kik.

“In my humble opinion (for whatever that’s worth) as a parent of teens and police officer, it
is primarily the parent’s responsibility to try to prevent this,” Gammill wrote. “Talk to your kids
about this and make them aware of the possible consequences.

“We have to raise our kids, not the schools,” he added. “I know as well as any parent it’s
not always easy but it’s our most important job.”